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Hey there! Ethan here speaking from CISS. Today I here to talk about Chinese new year! its traditions, food, myths and more! So get ready to listen to all about this famous event of 春节！

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The Mid-Autumn Festival is harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night, corresponding to late September to early October of the Gregorian calendar with a full moon at night.

Due to ancient China's cultural influence, Mid-Autumn Festival spread to other parts of Asia. Mooncakes have also appeared in western countries as an exotic sweet.

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Hey there! it's Shoyo and Jaden, and today, we are going to be covering two very diverse holidays, the Winter and Spring Solstice.

冬至节 in english is the Winter Solstice. This holiday is usually celebrated around December 21 to 23 of the Solar Calendar. During this holiday, families in southern china usually will get together, and during these get-togethers, families will usually make a type of traditional food, 汤圆，which is a ball of glutinous flour usually with fillings inside. They are usually cooked in a sweet or savoury soup.

In northern china, families typically eat dumplings during 冬至节. This tradition is said to have originated from a man, 張仲景, who saw children suffering from frostbite from the winter cold, and feeling sympathetic, he decided to to make dumplings for the children.Because of that, it became a tradition every year to eat dumplings during the festival.

People also have to go worship their ancestors and Gods.

In Taiwan, traditions are similar, but 汤圆are used to keep away evil spirits.

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立春节 in english is Lichun, or the start of spring. This holiday is usually celebrated on February 4th on the solar calendar. During this holiday,  people of southern china eat spring rolls, and the northern Chinese people eat a type of food called 春饼.

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春龙节, also known as "二月二, 龙抬头", is a festival celebrated on the second day of the second month in the Chinese Calendar.

The Chinese believe that the dragon is in charge of all creatures and are the ancestors of human beings. They are also in charge of rain, and both of these are crucial parts of farming in ancient China. This is why they worship the dragon on this day for good harvest in the coming months.

During this festival, people would eat spring pancakes, dumplings, fried cakes, a rice cake red bean pastry and more. In some places, huge pots of noodles are shared across hundreds of villagers. Children often carry around ground herbs in a bag for good luck. Another one of the traditions is to cut off a lock of hair. They believe that it brings good luck. On this day, people also roast beans with sugar, melon seeds or popcorn. There are also festivals held with dragon dancing. People would dress up as character in ancient Chinese stories in these festivals.

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The biggest ice festival in the world today is the Harbin Ice Festival, located in Harbin, at the east-northern tip of China. The ice festival starts on January 5th and goes on until early march. This time period is also when chinese new year is, so with lots of people on vacation for the new year, the Harbin Ice festival is a popular spot to visit.

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The Lantern Festival or the Spring Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunisolar Chinese calendar. There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. However, its roots trace back more than 2000 years ago and is popularly linked to the reign of Emperor Ming of Han at the time when Buddhism was growing in China. In China they eat rice dumpling in the festival.  During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. Now the Lantern Festival is becoming popular in Western countries. In London, the United Kingdom has the Magical Lantern Festival.

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元宵节in english means the Lantern Festival. The Lantern festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month in the Lunisolar Chinese Calendar. It marks the last day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. There are many different beliefs about the origin of the Lantern Festival. However, its roots trace back more than 2000 years ago and is popularly linked to the reign of Emperor Ming of Han at the time when Buddhism was growing in China. One legend tells us that it was a time to worship Taiyi, the God of Heaven in ancient times. Another legend associates the Lantern Festival with Taoism. Tianguan is the Taoist god responsible for good fortune.

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Chinese Mid-autumn Festival also known as the Mooncake Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It is named this because it is in the middle of the month and the month is in the middle of autumn. During this festival, mooncakes and lanterns sold. In this holiday, it is popular to spend time with family and friends. This tradition of family gathering gazing at the moon on the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival is associated with the folktale of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e. In this story, Chang'e floats to the moon after drinking her husbands potion.

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The Duanwu Festival, also often known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar, which is the origin of the festival's alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, so the date of the festival varies from year to year on the Gregorian calendar.